
54% of fans say climate change must be top music industry top priority
Music fans care more about climate change than the general public, according to a new survey, and a majority want solving the crisis to be the music industry’s top priority.. Continue reading

Everything you need to know about ‘controlled compositions’
The music economy is ever-changing and there are some things you should know as a musician and a songwriter to keep up. by Chris Castle of Music Tech Solutions It. Continue reading

TOP POSTS: Last week’s most read posts on Hypebot
Last week on Hypebot, the most read posts range from music pirate sites to ways for producers to make money and much more. More on myth that 60K songs are. Continue reading

REWIND: The new music industry’s last week in review
A busy week by any definition, the music industry last week was no exception, with U2 playing in Ukraine, inflation for songwriters on the rise, and more. VIDEO: Bon and. Continue reading

Sen. Josh Hawley introduces ‘laughable’ Copyright Term Reduction Bill
Everything about this bill that would reduuce the length of copyright is ridiculous and almost certainly unconstitutional, writes Mike Masnick. Op-ed by Mike Masnick of Tech Dirt Apparently, I never. Continue reading

Indie Spotlight: Zachary l. McGowan, founder of Lend Me Your Ear
Zachary L. McGowan is the Founder and Managing Director of Lend Me Your Ear, an audio-first creative consultancy helping brands amplify the unique stories they share with the world by building. Continue reading

What do songwriters think about the CRB and mechanical rates? [Trichordist survey results]
Songwriters are on the verge of a 32% increase in mechanical royalties plus inflation indexing. But is that the increase they expected, and do they think the process is fair?. Continue reading

MUSIC BUSINESS NEWS: Congress eyes Spotify Discovery • new Sonos releases • UMG’s Web3, NFT label goes meta • more
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T-Pain, TIDAL launch free tipline for emerging musicians
T-Pain and TIDAL are launching a free tipline to answer questions from emerging artistson navigating the music industry and best practices for promoting music. It’s all part of the promotion. Continue reading

The Heardle Effect: How the Wordle for music app affects… music
If you haven’t played Heardle yet, the premise of the app is to listen to a snippet of a track before trying to guess what track it is. With millions. Continue reading